Though this book has a great many lovely photos and information on a lot of companies which aren't included in other such books, I think it failed in that the backs of the pieces are not shown. True, this is a failing of a great many such books, but it is an important failing. If more books showed the backs of jewelry pieces, buyers and sellers would be able to recognize pieces better. Otherwise, this is a good sort of dictionary type book in that it shows manufacturer, as small description and a few pieces.
I have bought a number of jewelry collector books and this book by far is the best. It is informative and easy to understand. My favorite part it's all in color every single image is in great vivid color. I will be looking for more like this.
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Excellent pictures display the explanations of each Jewelry piece. There are many pieces of Jewelry in this Book that I have bought and sold, not knowing values and the stories behind them. I enjoyed reading about the factors that influence market prices, such as rarity, design, and demand. There is only one thing that bothered me while trying to associate the readings with the pictures. The pictures were photographed on a black background and some were very hard to see and appreciate.
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This is a great book with lots and lots of detailed pictures and pertinent information! I recommend this to anyone struggling through the identification process!
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very good used condition.
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I have a number of costume jewelry books and if you only buy one book on collectible costume jewelry this would be the book to buy. It shows a wide range of marked and unmarked jewelry plus jewelry from different parts of the world and jewelry according to time periods. Basically, it shows more pictures and descriptions of costume jewelry then most books and it also has all the jewelry values. This is a great beginner book for those starting a hobby of collecting costume jewelry.
This is a good book for those starting out collecting vintage costume jewelry like me. It has brief breakdowns of the many jewelry companies and pictures of some of their products. The values listed in the book are a good guide towards estimating what is the worth of vintange jewelry you acquire.
Great book
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This book will NEVER be too old to read.... either a beginning collector or seasoned collector will find lots of information to digest. It reads like a novel. So full of information about cataloging, moving up to more valuable pieces, or selling on line. This edition also has many collectors Christmas Tree pins. Can't wait to buy book 202.
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